The JAPAN/MLB SERIES Thread

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  1. carolinabluedodger

    carolinabluedodger DSP Legend

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    Did the grammar correction get to you that much that you had to post 4 replies?

    :giggle:

    :poke::stirpot:
     
    carolinabluedodger, Nov 9, 2014
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  2. KOUFAX0000

    KOUFAX0000 DSP Legend Damned

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    FIXED..


    AWW. You made bro?

    Get your own material.
     
    KOUFAX0000, Nov 9, 2014
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  3. carolinabluedodger

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    No, bro, I'm not 'made'. I have no affiliation with 'the family'.
     
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  4. KOUFAX0000

    KOUFAX0000 DSP Legend Damned

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    Hook, line and sinker.

    Too easy.
    :laff:
     
    KOUFAX0000, Nov 9, 2014
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  5. carolinabluedodger

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    You think waaaaay too much of yourself.
     
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  6. KOUFAX0000

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    Another poor deflection.
    :facepalm:
     
    KOUFAX0000, Nov 9, 2014
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    :grammarpolice:
     
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  9. KOUFAX0000

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    Cap is 1-0

    NISHINOMIYA, Japan -- Evan Longoria hit a grand slam and the Major League Baseball All-Stars survived a late rally to beat a split Japan squad 8-7 in an exhibition game on Tuesday ahead of their five-game postseason tour.

    The MLB All-Stars scored two runs in the fourth inning and Longoria made it 6-0 with a blast over the center field wall in the fifth inning at Koshien Stadium.



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    AP Photo/Kyodo NewsEvan Longoria celebrates his grand slam, which gave the MLB All-Stars a 6-0 lead.


    "I was able to get a good pitch and drive it," Longoria said. "We don't know a lot about these guys so you've got to try to come into the game and put the bat on the ball."

    Salvador Perez hit a solo homer in the sixth, and Hiroki Uemoto drove in a run in the bottom of the sixth. The All-Stars responded when Dexter Fowler hit a solo shot in the seventh to make it 8-1.

    But the hosts rallied, scoring five runs in the seventh and another in the eighth to make it a one-run game.

    The Japan team was made up of members of the country's two most popular professional teams, the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers.

    All-Stars manager John Farrell said he was pleased with the result.

    "Tonight was more than we could have asked for," Farrell said. "We were able to get every position player on the field, we were able to go to our bullpen, but their competitiveness forced us to make some plays."

    Chris Capuano picked up the win after striking out three and holding Japan to one hit over four scoreless innings.

    The five-game series against Japan will start on Wednesday at Kyocera Dome in Osaka. There are also games at Tokyo Dome, Sapporo Dome and Cellular Stadium in Okinawa.
     
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  10. irish

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    :rofl:the funniest part is referring to this team mlb assembled as all stars :giggle:


    MLB All-Stars no-hit in Japan
    ESPN.com news services | 2 hours ago

    TOKYO -- Hayato Sakamoto and Sho Nakata both hit two-run homers and starter Takahiro Norimoto combined with three relievers on a no-hitter as Japan beat the Major League Baseball All-Stars 4-0 Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their five-game series.

    Norimoto, who went 14-10 with a 3.02 ERA this season for the Rakuten Eagles, struck out six over five perfect innings to pick up the win.

    "It's too good to be true," Norimoto said. "I wanted to see how my pitches would work against MLB hitters. The fact that my teammate (Motohiro) Shima was catching made me feel at ease and I was able to perform as usual. The atmosphere at the park was really nice. It was the best outing of my career."

    Yuki Nishi took over from Norimoto and struck out four with one walk over two innings. Kazuhisa Makita struck out two batters in the eighth and Yuji Nishino retired the side in the ninth.

    "The story tonight was in the hit column with a zero on it," MLB manager John Farrell said. "Norimoto was outstanding. He was very efficient. He has a powerful fastball and very good late action to go with his split, his slider and cutter."

    Sakamoto connected off MLB starter Jeremy Guthrie in the second inning and Nakata made it 4-0 in the third with a blast off Guthrie over the left field wall.

    "I think it was a two-seamer," Nakata said of the pitch he hit over the wall. "I was looking for a good pitch to get a nice swing on and I'm glad I was able to hit one over the fence."

    Guthrie took the loss after giving up four runs on five hits over five innings.

    Robinson Cano was hit by a pitch on the right foot in the seventh inning and left the game. The Mariners later announced that X-rays revealed a non-displaced fracture of Cano's right small toe. The injury is expected to take three to four weeks to heal.

    The MLB All-Stars won an exhibition game 8-7 before the start of the series but have scored just four runs over the first three games of the series.

    Chris Capuano will pitch Game 4 while Shintaro Fujinami will take the mound for Japan.

    "We will visit with our coaching staff and try to come up with a lineup that has the ability to go up against Fujinami, who we know is a very good pitcher," Farrell said.

    Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.​
     
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    • Japan took a 3-0 lead in the five-game series... Chris Capuano will pitch Game 4...
    :laff:
     
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  12. MZA

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    Watch Cap actually play well.
     
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    KOUFAX0000, Nov 15, 2014
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    I feel pretty good about Crapuano going in game four when your down 3-0.
     
    KOUFAX0000, Nov 15, 2014
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    What we need to be doing is luring Otani to LA
     
    Based God, Nov 15, 2014
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    Because he shut down a bunch of scrubs??
     
    KOUFAX0000, Nov 15, 2014
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  17. MZA

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    Considering how well scrubs do against us, it couldn't hurt.
     
    MZA, Nov 15, 2014
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    Did he pitch?
    Regardless, he's regarded as one of the best international pitchers
     
    Based God, Nov 15, 2014
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    I don't understand Japanese baseball. If you're 3-0 in a five game series, you won. Why is there still a game 4?
     
    F YOUK, Nov 16, 2014
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    I'm guessing this series is more like the three game sets we play here.

    Why is it five games? Money, exposure, etc.
     
    MZA, Nov 16, 2014
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